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// The MIT License
// 
// Copyright (c) 2009 octalforty studios
// 
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// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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#endregion
using octalforty.Chinchillin.Shared.Deployment;
using octalforty.Chinchillin.Shared.Deployment.Metadata;

namespace octalforty.Chinchillin.Agent.Core.Deployment
{
    public interface IActionRegistry
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves an action using qualified name (<c>namespace:name</c>) and returns an instance of
        /// <see cref="IAction"/> which represents the action or <c>null</c> if no such action is found.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="qualifiedName"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        IAction ResolveAction(string qualifiedName);

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an array of <see cref="ActionInfo"/> objects which describe all registered actions.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        ActionInfo[] GetRegisteredActions();
    }
}
